Prosecutor: Kids begged dad to stop stabbing

By Drew Joseph :
April 9, 2014
: Updated: April 10, 2014 7:22am

Melissa Romero testifies as Edward Romero is accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the first day of his trial at the Cadena Reeves Justice Center on April 9, 2014.

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Edward Romero is accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the first day of his trial at the Cadena Reeves Justice Center on April 9, 2014.

Melissa Romero recalls in court that while she was being stabbed Edward Romero's daughter was saying “Daddy, stop.”

SAN ANTONIO — Testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a San Antonio man accused of crawling through a second-story window of his estranged wife's apartment and stabbing her multiple times in front of their two young children.

Edward Romero, 37, could face up to life in prison if jurors in the 186th state District Court convict him of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a family member causing serious bodily injury

Melissa Romero survived the Jan. 11, 2013, attack, which left her with cuts to her arm and neck, prosecutors said during an opening statement. The confrontation began with the defendant shoving, threatening and screaming at her for not letting him see their children, ages 6 and 5, authorities said.

“He gets out a knife and starts stabbing her,” Assistant District Attorney Jennifer McDaniel told jurors. “The kids are still watching, begging him to stop.”

Defense attorney Joe Gonzales declined to immediately present and opening statement but will have another opportunity to do so after prosecutors rest their case.

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